I was curious about the color as well. Having a subdued silver certainly didn't help the Camaro garner attention
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Generally speaking, the Hellcat was nicer to drive. Its big, cushy, comfortable, and just really genuinely nice. The Camaro rides well and all too, but its just much nicer to spend time in the Challenger than the Camaro.

I don't think we ever did a roll-on between the two. Scott, feel free to chime in here though if I'm forgetting something.

Very little. Honestly, the Hellcat just has this menacing presence about it that the ZL1 couldn't hope to top.

Hellcat. All day, everyday. Twice on Tuesday.

I'm working from home today, but I promise I'll have the 1/8th mile times!

NeedBailMoney:I was curious about the color as well. Having a subdued silver certainly didn't help the Camaro garner attention

Christian Seabaugh:For the record, I really really liked that silver. Just look at how much it pops in this pic:

I like the silver a lot, its just not a color that grabs your attention like the Challenger's hue
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I don't think we ever did a proper roll on, but based on our time at the drag strip, I have no doubt the HellCat would walk the ZL1 in a roll-on. The HellCat's problem is traction. Once it's moving, get the hell out of the way.

As for the color, I've driven a lot of Camaros in a lot of colors and none ever got the reaction the HellCat did. You could paint it Camry beige and people would still flock to it.
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FriskyDingo:How tractable does the power feel on the street? Like if you're not trying to hoon, how docile is it?

How is the handling and steering? Specifics.

Docile? HA. It's not docile. Not in the least bit. It'll do standing burnouts in eco mode, WITH traction control on. The Hellcat is ridiculous and insane, in the best possible way.

That said, I took the Hellcat down to San Diego for a co-worker's wedding. The Hellcat calms down on the freeway. You could drive it all day and still feel refreshed when you arrive at your destination.

It handles like a Challenger. Steering feel is good, in the sense that you always know what the front wheels are doing, but the power assist the hydraulic rack provides is a tad too much for my taste. The ZL1 certainly has better steering feel, as you'd expect.

Interesting fact: the 4449-pound Hellcat did the figure eight in 24.7 sec @ 0.85 g (avg). The 2440-pound Alfa 4C I recently tested did the figure eight in 24.3 seconds at 0.84 g (avg). Make of that what you will.

"Ultimately, this is America, and in America, like in baseball, there are no ties. The Challenger Hellcat comes out on top. Its focus on power, presence, and straight-line performance shows that the Dodge boys still know how to make a killer musclecar after years of being consistently stomped on by Chevrolet and Ford. As capable and well-balanced as the Camaro ZL1 is, the Challenger SRT Hellcat cements itself as the ultimate musclecar. Like the musclecars of the late '60s and early '70s, it's built to be a street king with some serious power under the hood, and it looks the part with its new drool-worthy sheetmetal. The Hellcat proves that the heyday of the musclecar wasn't 45 years ago -- it's now".

I think that says it all, really it does.

I do like the Camaro in silver, never was a fan of the cars looks, but silver makes it pop on that car.

I prefer the hellcat in any color, because it simply is the ultimate modern muscle car to date. It deserves the crown.

Questions, only one, did you get to do a nice smokey burn out? That's all that matters, both are fast and enjoyable in there own right. The hellcat has all the modern toys, adjustable this and that on the fly, great info system, great interior and has that mean look.
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Ok, explain this to me...You guys at MT did a comparison test of a ZL1 vs GT500 and the ZL1 took the win (the better sport car won). Now, when you put the ZL1 against the Hellcat it lost (the better muscle car won). For the sake of consistency it doesn't make any sense to me. The GT500 offered the same level of muscle car goodness as the Hellcat, offered superior performance and is arguably the better driver's car than the Hellcat yet it lost to the ZL1. However, when you guys take the ZL1 and it somehow loses to Hellcat that as an overall package clearly offers less goodness than the GT500...How is that possible? Overcome by emotions?

The only area where the Challenger may have a slight edge over its competitors is possibly interior and to be honest that is debatable. The ever evolving criteria for choosing the winner is confusing, so please clean up your record and tell us your intentions.

Gman :"Ultimately, this is America, and in America, like in baseball, there are no ties. The Challenger Hellcat comes out on top. Its focus on power, presence, and straight-line performance shows that the Dodge boys still know how to make a killer musclecar after years of being consistently stomped on by Chevrolet and Ford. As capable and well-balanced as the Camaro ZL1 is, the Challenger SRT Hellcat cements itself as the ultimate musclecar. Like the musclecars of the late '60s and early '70s, it's built to be a street king with some serious power under the hood, and it looks the part with its new drool-worthy sheetmetal. The Hellcat proves that the heyday of the musclecar wasn't 45 years ago -- it's now".

I think that says it all, really it does.

I do like the Camaro in silver, never was a fan of the cars looks, but silver makes it pop on that car.

I prefer the hellcat in any color, because it simply is the ultimate modern muscle car to date. It deserves the crown.

Questions, only one, did you get to do a nice smokey burn out? That's all that matters, both are fast and enjoyable in there own right. The hellcat has all the modern toys, adjustable this and that on the fly, great info system, great interior and has that mean look.

i_am:Ok, explain this to me...You guys at MT did a comparison test of a ZL1 vs GT500 and the ZL1 took the win (the better sport car won). Now, when you put the ZL1 against the Hellcat it lost (the better muscle car won). For the sake of consistency it doesn't make any sense to me. The GT500 offered the same level of muscle car goodness as the Hellcat, offered superior performance and is arguably the better driver's car than the Hellcat yet it lost to the ZL1. However, when you guys take the ZL1 and it somehow loses to Hellcat that as an overall package clearly offers less goodness than the GT500...How is that possible?

The only area where the Challenger may have a slight edge over its competitors is possibly interior and to be honest that is debatable. The ever evolving criteria for choosing the winner is confusing, so please clean up your record and tell us your intentions.

Different cars, different comparison test, different criteria, different results. We lapped both the Shelby and Camaro at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, as was appropriate for those two cars. Lapping the Hellcat around a racetrack was less so, as it's not its intended purpose. Both the Camaro ZL1 and Challenger Hellcat are designed to be the ultimate muscle cars in their respective lineups, hence the different criteria for this test.

Does the GT500 offer more "goodness" than the Hellcat? Which scale of goodness are you using?

Dash Rendar:I'm a bit confused. You say the Challenger is cushy but the Camaro rides better?

Also, how much does the limited visibility of the Camaro play into the daily enjoyment factor?

Sorry, let me be clearer. The Challenger is cushier, and rides softer than the Camaro. The Camaro ultimately rides better over a large variety of surfaces (pavement, concrete, pockmarked roads, etc) thanks to its MRC suspension. Seriously, MRC is magical. I wish every car had it.